BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT

CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman

Staff Pick

Remember the excitement when Gorman was hired? Do you feel any better about CMS now? Didnt think so. Weve seen more snafus than we can review here, but our recent favorite is the plan to reduce spending for administrative costs by dumping a ton of school librarians. Pete, its simple: Reduce your bloated administrative staff downtown, and add more teachers and others (like librarians) who do the hard, hands-on work that influences students. Jeez, youd think things like that would be obvious ...